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Old 10-29-20, 02:35 PM
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Originally Posted by rjones28
Do you even have a boat?
Not having one makes it all the easier to slack on the work.
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Do you even have a boat?
Nope. A good excuse for not doing any work?
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
The guy in the pickup truck is way too trusting of fate.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Nope. A good excuse for not doing any work?
I thought that's what bikes were for.
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Only people with a lot of brown fat (bums and outdoor workers in cold places) can do that. Most of us have no way to make additional heat except muscle activity.
I read someplace that exercising in the cold creates brown fat cells as part of acclimation.
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In the double-edged sword category, my wife bought my favorite key lime pie... a whole one. Now I'm going to feel compelled to not waste it, but I'm also not going to throw the daily calorie deficit out of the window... which means a lot of work offsetting. Oy.
With a bumper crop of tropical pumpkins from the garden this year, I made the first pumpkin pie of my life, sans crust( I can't do wheat). I also am counting calories, but the wife really likes it. It won't last the day. And she's asked that I don't make it frequently. I have limited myself to one and a half slices. It is quite good. Italics, once turned on, cannot be turned off. Not on my phone anyway.
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Originally Posted by Velo Vol
Nope. A good excuse for not doing any work?
Not really.
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I read someplace that exercising in the cold creates brown fat cells as part of acclimation.
I thought it was just being out there and that it takes a lot of exposure, but I could be wrong. I'm not aware of adapting at all and it's funny: I'm always warm in the morning and freezing in the afternoon.
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We went in to Merida this morning, to buy part of the lumber for my new work bench, being built entirely with hand tools. I'm excited to get started. The Mrs. wanted to go to the new Ace Hardware for some paint, and wanted to show me the new store. What a nice addition to the city! An alternative to Home Depot. I was mentioning that to the salesman and he told me it's the first one in the country. What does that say about the near term growth prospects for our beloved city next door?
They have made a point of having at least one English speaker on the floor at all times. A smart ploy.
I bought some new drain hardware for my kitchen sink. And a plastic box to organize my very limited supply of nails, here in the land of stone and concrete.
Today was a good day.
Until we got home and my hip was so stiff that I struggled to get out of the car. For no apparent reason. Inactivity, I guess.
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
I thought it was just being out there and that it takes a lot of exposure, but I could be wrong. I'm not aware of adapting at all and it's funny: I'm always warm in the morning and freezing in the afternoon.
I've always worked outside and have had an easier time with changes in the weather than others I have ridden with, both cycling and motorcycling, especially in the heat.
When it gets cold I'm usually fine if there's climbing or if we are working hard. i sweat so much I am soaked after a long climb and the descent can be freezing if I didn't bring extra layers.
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I've always worked outside and have had an easier time with changes in the weather than others I have ridden with, both cycling and motorcycling, especially in the heat.
When it gets cold I'm usually fine if there's climbing or if we are working hard. i sweat so much I am soaked after a long climb and the descent can be freezing if I didn't bring extra layers.
You're also big, which gives you a high mass/surface area, so you hold onto heat well. I also sweat like a pig, but at 5'8" and change and 143 lbs winter weight, my core temp can be pretty hard to defend.
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Originally Posted by MoAlpha
You're also big, which gives you a high mass/surface area, so you hold onto heat well. I also sweat like a pig, but at 5'8" and change and 143 lbs winter weight, my core temp can be pretty hard to defend.
A friend told me I sweat so much they have to mop the street after I ride by so the other cyclists don't slip in it.
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Wow! Did you hit something or shift into the spokes?
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I hope it's not a long walk out
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Wow.....
That's just......
I mean......
Wow.
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^^^ I don't think that's supposed to look like that.
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story?
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story?
Pffft - JRA, man. It's always JRA.

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Wow.....
That's just......
I mean......
Wow.
Certainly the best I've done so far. Saving grace turned out to the the Wolf Tooth Goat Link, that $20 part saved the $45 dropout.

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Wow! Did you hit something or shift into the spokes?
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story?
Operator error. Was climbing and got too close to a rock. Rock pushed the cage in to the spokes and that was that.

Was in a pretty low gear so the torque really borked the RD good. The derailleur body is actually broken.
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Operator error. Was climbing and got too close to a rock. Rock pushed the cage in to the spokes and that was that.

Was in a pretty low gear so the torque really borked the RD good. The derailleur body is actually broken.
(Scratches off-road cycling off of List Of Things To Try.)
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(Scratches off-road cycling off of List Of Things To Try.)
Today's road ride report
  • Zero rocks hit
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  • Zero miles walked
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Today's road ride report
  • Zero rocks hit
  • Zero bike parts broken
  • Zero miles walked

thanks for sharing.
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